01 · The Washington Post
"Postal Service plans may keep voters from getting ballots, whistleblower says"
A whistleblower alleges USPS rushed a new ballot-processing system into existence in roughly eleven weeks, skipping standard testing.
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United States
Politics and government
Elections
02 · Vox
"Supreme Court, Trump's executive order, and vote-by-mail"
Vox's Caitlin Dewey compares timelines: two years for HealthCare.gov, nine months for a direct-file pilot, eleven weeks for the USPS ballot system.
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United States
Politics and government
Regulation · Elections
03 · Senate disclosure
USPS whistleblower letter
The disclosure, routed through Sen. Richard Blumenthal's office, alleges USPS kept implementing the mail-voting order after telling courts it had stopped.
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United States
Politics and government
04 · The Washington Post
"Why a candidate leading in North Carolina is running like he is behind"
Roy Cooper leads Michael Whatley by 11 in North Carolina with a $20M war chest, and campaigns like he is behind.
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United States
Politics and government
05 · Puck
"Revenge of the Walmart Moms"
Leigh Ann Caldwell's focus groups find moderate suburban white women reeling from gas and grocery prices and ready to throw the bums out.
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United States
AdTech and media

06 · Status
"Apple's Map Acquiescence"
Why it matters
Status reports no one in Cupertino supports the Lake America renaming, and Apple complied to avoid triggering the president's rage.
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07 · Business Insider
"Meet Apple CEO John Ternus, replacing Tim Cook"
Why it matters
John Ternus took over from Tim Cook with eight days until the iPhone event, inheriting an AI gap, a talent exodus and a pressured App Store.
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08 · CNN
"MapQuest is the No. 1 app after refusing 'Lake America'"
Why it matters
MapQuest said it would not adopt Lake America, hit #1 in US navigation apps, and saw downloads jump 128% day-over-day.
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09 · The Washington Post
"Trump says voters who oppose data centers will kill the golden goose"
Why it matters
Trump's let Data Reign post put him on the wrong side of a 70% issue, with Gallup finding 7 in 10 Americans oppose local data centers.
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10 · The Washington Post
"Trump champions data centers as Republicans turn against them"
Why it matters
Trump backs data centers while Gallup finds 63% of Republicans oppose them in their area.
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11 · Gallup
Americans oppose data centers in their area
Why it matters
Gallup has 7 in 10 Americans opposing data centers in their area, including 63% of Republicans.
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12 · The Rebooting
"Media's life after the pageview"
Why it matters
Complex president Moksha Fitzgibbons tells Brian Morrissey the company aims for a rough one-third split across content, commerce and experiences.
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13 · Puck
"Could Letterboxd Be Worth $1 Billion?"
Why it matters
Bankers for Letterboxd are exploring a sale to Netflix or Sony at a $250M valuation, while an outside analysis argues for closer to $1B.
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14 · Puck
"Out of Fox to Give"
Why it matters
Abdul El-Sayed's Fox News appearance averaged 3.35M viewers, the #1 show in primetime, which is why Democrats keep showing up there.
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15 · Digiday
"OpenAI's ChatGPT ads business hits $1 billion run rate"
Why it matters
Digiday reports ChatGPT ads at a $1B run rate and flags that the figure is monthly revenue times twelve.
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16 · Digiday
"WTF is the Amazon ad surcharge lawsuit?"
Why it matters
The FTC and 22 state AGs sued Amazon over allegedly overcharging search advertisers for seven-plus years.
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17 · Front Office Sports
"Kroenke Empire Adds MLB Team"
Why it matters
Kroenke Sports & Entertainment agreed to buy the Angels from Arte Moreno, making Stan Kroenke the first owner in all four major US men's leagues.
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18 · Sport & Story
LIV Golf bankruptcy, Nike–F1 talks, White Stadium delay
Why it matters
LIV Golf is preparing a Chapter 11 filing as the Saudi PIF pulls its backing, while negotiating with BC Partners for a restructured LIV 2.0.
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19 · JohnWallStreet
"Cash Flow, Not Just Appreciation, Attracts XGL Franchise Buyers"
Why it matters
UNA Sports Group bought two X Games League franchises at $10M each, on a valuation justified on EBITDA rather than revenue.
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20 · Front Office Sports
Clemson's Tristan Smith and the NCAA eligibility suits
Why it matters
Clemson's Tristan Smith won a fifth-year eligibility injunction with $600K of NIL on the line, one of hundreds of similar suits.
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